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definitely one that needed tenderness. If his mom, or even worse, Ryan found out, hell would be too small to contain the kind o

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he remaining steps and towards her son, who

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agged one of the seats that had been tucked

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ded up spending a couple more getting over her. Don't you think

t asking

he peered a little further into his mom's fragile eyes. "I mea

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t I remember growing up

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tone lowering a little. "I saw everything. I saw the way he treated you. And believe me I'm not ripping into old wounds because I wa

Ryan. I have

an." He reached for his mom's aging hands and caressed

part of me when he left, there were happy times. Even before you were born. I... I remembe

ne ever payed attention t

freckles and pimples. Then to

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ut I can remember that exact moment. It was a slow dance song. Elvis Presley's "If I can dream" if I remember correctly. And umm... I was dancing like it was a rock song playing. Everybody was looking at me like... ain't this that shy Anna in grade 11? I didn't give a shit" she laughed. "Hands in the air, not a single care, and like it was a scene out of a movie, someone came to tell me to get of the dance floor and I... I vomited all over his purple t-shirt and blue jeans. It was your dad's best friend" she smiled, this time taking her gaze off her son and not looking too happy in the process either. "Had to follow this nigga all the way to the bathroom, apologize and go through all the shitty loo

te audibly, sucking the life out of

nowledge my presence ayy?"

. Like...umm... I don't know how to sa

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cense for that" Ryan said, leaving the

right. And what exact

of tense silence... "We